Skirt-supporter.



L. LYNCH. SKIRT SUPPORTER. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1910.

Patented June 17, 1913.

' Add. M01112 FIQ.

LUCY LYNCH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SKIRT-SUPPORTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 17, 1913.

Application filed September 12, 1910. Serial No. 581,517.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LUCY LYNCH, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of. Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Supporters,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in skirt supporters and has for itsobject the production of a skirt supporter which may be collapsed into acompact form for convenience in transportation.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device as stated whichshall be simple of construction, inexpensive to manu facture, andeflicient in operation. Other objects will appear hereinafter.

lVith these objects in view my invention consists in the novelconstruction and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fullydescribed and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention will be more readily understood by reference to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this specification, and in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved skirt supporter in itspreferred form, Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, and Fig. 3 is adetail transverse section.

The preferred form of my invention as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing comprises a small ring 1 and a large ring 2 arranged thereunderand in axial alinement therewith. These rings are preferably formed ofsheet metal and are U-shaped in cross section, as clearly shown in Figs.1 and 3. Interposed between the rings 1 and 2 and connecting the sametogether is a plurality of equally spaced chains 3, the arrangementbeing'such that the small ring 1 may be collapsed into a planecoinciding with the plane of the ring 2, thus rendering the devicesuitable for packing in a suit case or other small traveling bag. Thering 1 is supported by means of a plurality of equally spaced chains 4the upper ends of which are converged and connected to a supporting ring5 in the manner shown in Fig. 1. lVhen collapsed the chains 3 may beplaced in ring 2 and ring 5 and hooks 6 in ring 1 for convenience intransportation. It will be observed that rings 1 and 2 are arranged withtheir open sides up and chains 3 are secured to hooks on the bottom ofring 1 and to the upper portion of the inner side of ring 2, chains 4:being similarly secured to ring 1, which constitutes a convenientconnection for the purpose and facilitates placing of said parts in therings. Depending from the supporting ring 5 are supplementary hooks 6 onwhich any small articles of wearing apparel may be hung. A skirt 7,indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1, shows the manner in which thedevice is used.

A skirt supporter of the construction set forth is of simpleconstruction and, due to the collapsibility thereof, is convenient fortransportation.

lVhile I have shown what I deem to be the preferable form of myinvention I do not wish to be limited thereto as there might be variouschanges made in the details of construction and the arrangement of partsdescribed without departing from the spirit of the invention, and henceI desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as fairlyfall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A skirt supporter comprising an upper small and a lower large ring,the former being adapted to fit within the latter when the device iscollapsed, both of said rings being comparatively high and Wide in crosssection; flexible elements connecting said rings at points well withintheir outer pe ripheries whereby said elements will not contact with agarment suspended on said rings; and means for suspending said upperring substantially as described.

2. A skirt supporter comprising a small and large ring, the former beingadapted to fit within the latter, said rings being substantiallyU-shaped in cross section and arranged with their open sides up; hookson the bottom of said smaller ring at a dis tance from the periphery;chains connected with said hooks and with the upper portion name to thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing wltnesses.

LUCY LYNCH.

of the inner side of said larger ring; chains secured at their lowerends to the upper por tion of the inner side of the upper ring; and I a,ring secured to the upper ends of said 5 last mentioned chains,substantially as de- I Witnesses:

scribed. FLORENCE E. LILLIS, In testimony whereof I have signed my iHELEN F. LILLIS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, I). C.

